Groups of children in Bolton are meeting up after school and fighting in public with knives and baseball bats, according to local leaders. A letter circulated by the Bolton Council of Mosques (BCoM) states that police are aware of the incidents, which have reportedly started in the 'last few weeks'.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) believe that the fights are 'pre-planned', the letter says, and extra officers have been deployed to the Lever Edge and Higher Swan Lane areas to try and tackle the issue. In the letter, BCoM also said that 'extremely disturbing' videos of incidents have been shared on social media.
BCoM chairman Asif Patel wrote: "It is with regret we have to send this message out. You may have seen on social media over the last few weeks, students from some schools in Bolton have been involved in attacking each other after school, with the most recent attacks taking place on public parks.
